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COVID-19 vaccination
Who is eligible for the Covid 19 Autumn Booster?
The 2025 Covid-19 Autumn booster will be launched on the 1st October 2025 for residents in care homes for older adults.
Eligible cohorts:
- adults aged 75 years and over
- residents in a care home for older adults
- individuals aged 6 months and over in a clinical risk group (as defined in tables 3 or 4 in the COVID-19 chapter of the Green Book)
Adults 75+ and those who are immunosuppressed residing in supported living or Non-Older Adult Care Homes are eligible for the vaccination and will have been identified by the vaccination team. Arrangements will be made for the individual/s to receive a vaccination via the PCN, Outreach Team or via their Local Mass Vaccination Centre.
Please direct queries to: d-icb.devonvaccinationsupport@nhs.net
Telephone:
- East and South Team 07729 300349
- North team 07385 934988
- West team 07729 300350
Vaccination of health and social care workers
Frontline health and social care workers are no longer eligible for Covid-19 vaccinations unless they meet an eligible criteria as detailed above.
Further information relating to the Autumn booster Programme can be found here– Who’s eligible for the 2025 COVID-19 vaccine, or ‘Autumn Booster’? – UK Health Security Agency and NHS England » Flu and COVID-19 Seasonal Vaccination Programme: autumn/ winter 2025/26
If you have any additional queries in relation to vaccinations, you can contact the Devon Vaccination Support Team – d-icb.devonvaccinationsupport@nhs.net or telephone 01752 398836
Quick links:
Vaccination national booking service opens from 16th September (23rd September for the public). A list of ‘walk-in’ sites can be found here – Search – Find a walk-in coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination site (www.nhs.uk), there is also a vaccination calendar showing all vaccination clinics in operation in Devon, this calendar is updated daily.
Guidance (COVID-19) vaccination programme
COVID-19 vaccination: autumn programme resources – GOV.UK
Vaccinations: An overview of vaccines that help protect vulnerable people. Preventing infections reduces the need for antibiotics, lowering the risk of resistance development.